"The Joker is dead but not forgotten. Gotham City is saved but it is still not safe. By night
its new symbol of hope Batman continues his fight to protect the innocent and the powerless.
By day his alter ego Bruce Wayne wonders whether there may someday be a future beyond
skulking the city's rooftops or the cavernous halls of his stately manor alongside the
ever-dutiful Alfred Pennyworth. But even after death the Clown Prince of Crime's imprint can
be seen in more than just the pavement. Remnants from The Joker's gang are leading wannabes
fascinated by his bizarre mystique on a campaign of arson that threatens the city-even as it
serves greedy opportunists including millionaire Max Shreck. And survivors of exposure to The
Joker's chemical weapon Smylex continue to crowd Gotham City's main hospital. To quell the
chaos Batman needs more than his cape and his well-stocked Utility Belt. Bruce Wayne is forced
into action prompting a partnership with a charismatic scientist to help solve the health
crisis. But as he works in both the shadows and the light Bruce finds himself drawn deeper
into Gotham City's turmoil than ever before fueling his obsession to save the city-an
obsession that has already driven a wedge between him and Vicki Vale. The loyal Alfred who had
hoped Bruce's efforts as Batman could help him find closure finds the opposite happening.
Nightmares begin to prompt Bruce to ask new questions about the climactic events in the
cathedral and investigations by Commissioner Gordon and reporter Alexander Knox into the
arsons only amplify his concerns. Having told the people of Gotham City that they'd earned a
rest from crime Batman finds the forces of evil growing ever more organized--and
orchestrated--by a sinister hand behind the scenes. The World's Greatest Detective must solve
the greatest mystery of all: Could The Joker have somehow survived? And could he still have the
last laugh against the people of Gotham City?"--
